Gardant Pharma Searches For Bidders

AUTHOR(S)

G. C.

PUB. DATE

June 2006

SOURCE

Mergers & Acquisitions Report;6/19/2006, Vol. 19 Issue 24, p5

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports that Gardant Pharmaceuticals Inc. is exploring a sale in the midst of spinning off several of its units into independent companies. Subsidiaries of Gardant; Financial performance of the company in 2005.

ACCESSION #

21334900

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